{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"be-government-consumption-share-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-government-consumption-share-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-government-consumption-share-gdp/","title":"Belgium Government Consumption (% of GDP) (2025)","description":"Belgium's Government Consumption (% of GDP): 24 % of GDP (current prices) in 2025, +0.3pp YoY. Eurostat (NAMA_10_GDP), 2000–2025.","domain":"macro","category":"Economy & Macro","keywords":["Macroeconomics","Eurostat","Belgium","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Belgium","temporal_coverage":"2000/2025","unit":"% of GDP (current prices)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Belgium Government Consumption (% of GDP)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/NAMA_10_GDP/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"26"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Belgium"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Belgium (2025)","value":"24","unit":"% of GDP (current prices)","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.3pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.3pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"26","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Belgium Government Consumption (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":26,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":21},{"period":"2001","value":21.3},{"period":"2002","value":22.1},{"period":"2003","value":22.5},{"period":"2004","value":22.2},{"period":"2005","value":22.1},{"period":"2006","value":21.9},{"period":"2007","value":21.6},{"period":"2008","value":22.7},{"period":"2009","value":24.1},{"period":"2010","value":23.7},{"period":"2011","value":23.9},{"period":"2012","value":24.2},{"period":"2013","value":24.2},{"period":"2014","value":24.1},{"period":"2015","value":23.7},{"period":"2016","value":23.3},{"period":"2017","value":23.1},{"period":"2018","value":23.2},{"period":"2019","value":23},{"period":"2020","value":24.2},{"period":"2021","value":23.8},{"period":"2022","value":23.4},{"period":"2023","value":23.4},{"period":"2024","value":23.7},{"period":"2025","value":24}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP (current prices)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"24.0","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"23.7","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"23.4","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2022","value":"23.4","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"23.8","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"24.2","yoyChange":"+1.2pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"23.0","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"23.2","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"23.1","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"23.3","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"23.7","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"24.1","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"24.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2012","value":"24.2","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"23.9","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"23.7","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"24.1","yoyChange":"+1.4pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"22.7","yoyChange":"+1.1pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"21.6","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"21.9","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks government final consumption expenditure as a share of GDP in Belgium from 2000 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2025 (26 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 24.2 % of GDP (current prices) in 2012 and reached its lowest recorded value of 21 in 2000. The latest reading of 24 in 2025 represents a change of +0.3pp."}]}